ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s security forces have killed the mastermind behind the July 30 attack on Khazina Banda police checkpost in Hangu district of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, security sources said on Sunday.
The killed terrorist was identified as Amir Muawiya, and he was killed during an intelligence-based operation in Hangu’s Chapri Naryab area, security sources said.
Muawiya was a senior leader of Fitna-al-Khawarij in Kurram after commander Kazim. He was wanted by the security forces in several other terrorist attacks, security sources said.
Security forces have eliminated Kharji Muawiya, the mastermind behind the attack on Khazina Banda Police Check Post, during an intelligence-based operation in Hangu’s Chapri Naryab area. Security forces say operations to continue till the elimination of the last… pic.twitter.com/i7uEEuJIv2
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Fitna-al-Khawarij is a term the state uses for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist group, which is based in Afghanistan and involved in terrorist attacks inside Pakistan.
“Security forces have avenged the martyrdom of Hangu police personnel,” security sources said.
Mastermind Behind Khazina Banda Police Check Post Attack Eliminated by Pakistani Security Forces
The mastermind behind the deadly attack on the Khazina Banda Police Check Post, Amir Muawiya, a senior commander of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was killed in a… pic.twitter.com/mAiDuUnj2R
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According to security officials, decisive action will be taken against all terrorists involved in the Khazina Banda checkpost attack, and none of those responsible will be spared.
The killing of Amir Muawiya is a major blow to the terrorist network, the security sources said
Security sources added that counterterrorism operations against terrorists had been intensified.
The attack on the Khazina Banda checkpost had claimed the lives of nine police personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police, and left 28 injured. Police officials said an exchange of fire had broken out after the terrorists attacked the checkpost, and 15 terrorists were killed in retaliatory action.
